The Other McCain

"One should either write ruthlessly what one believes to be the truth, or else shut up." — Arthur Koestler

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?

“His theme last night in the State of the Union was the WTF, you know, ‘Winning the Future,’ and I thought OK, that acronym, spot on. There were a lot of WTF moments throughout that speech.” — Sarah Palin

Obama: ‘Countless New Jobs’

— photo via Instapundit “In a few weeks, I will be sending a budget to Congress that helps us meet that goal. We’ll invest in biomedical research, information technology, and especially clean energy technology – an investment that will strengthen our security, protect our planet, and create countless new jobs for our people.” — President […]

No, I’m Not Liveblogging It

I’m tired. I’ve driven a crapload of miles to Nashville and halfway back. I’m in a motel near Harriman, Tenn., and in no mood to liveblog the State of the Union address. Vodkapundit is drunkblogging it. Enjoy, if you can.

Kind of Sums It Up

“Obama didn’t know what he didn’t know, yet his self-confidence was so stratospheric that once, in the context of thinking about Emanuel’s replacement, he remarked in all seriousness, ‘You know, I’d make a good chief of staff.’ “ — John Heileman, New York magazine Ace’s headline: BREAKING NEWS: New York Magazine Discovers That Obama Holds […]

$14,000,000,000

Fourteen trillion dollars — that’s the national debt, the 800-pound gorilla to keep in mind as you listen to Obama’s State of the Union speech: From Citizens United.

Wal-Mart Becomes Obama-Mart

Orit Sklar at the Daily Caller: Michelle Obama and nutrition czar Sam Kass have taken the Food Police nationwide. Last week Wal-Mart announced that it is joining the first lady’s anti-obesity campaign by reducing the salt and sugar content of the food it sells. As perfectly staged as Thursday’s White House-Wal-Mart press conference was, it […]

Court to Rahm Emanuel: ‘F*** You!’

It’s the Chicago Way! Rahm Emanuel was thrown off the ballot for mayor of Chicago today by an appellate court panel, a stunning blow to the fund-raising leader in the race. An appellate panel ruled 2-1 that Emanuel did not meet the residency standard to run for mayor. Appellate justices Thomas Hoffman and Shelvin Louise […]

They Got the Gold Mine …

. . . and taxpayers get the shaft: Since the government took over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, taxpayers have spent more than $160 million defending the mortgage finance companies and their former top executives in civil lawsuits accusing them of fraud. . . . Since the government took over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, […]

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